perfSONAR User Q&A and Other Discussion

[Verena Venus <>]

Hi again,

I have to correct myself: RPMforge has iperf-2.0.2 packages, I just found 
them 
in the index. So, the information in the Admin Guide is correct.

Regards,
Verena

Am Mittwoch 01 Juli 2009 11:06:11 schrieb Verena Venus:
> Hi Ralph,
>
> it seems that the iperf project isn't maintained that well, so it is a bit
> difficult to find things.
>
> However, you can download the sources for 2.0.2 there. Click on "downloads"
> and then click on iperf to get several versions of source tarballs. There's
> the 2.0.2 tarball available
>
> RPMforge does not have an iperf-2.0.2 package, but most of the other
> dependencies needed, that's why it is mentioned there. You are not forced
> to use this repository, it is just a recommendation to ease the
> installation process. RPM packages can be obtained from other sources as
> well. You can e.g. use RPM Search (http://rpm.pbone.net/) to find packages
> from different download sources and install them by hand. RPM Search lists
> quite some iperf-2.0.2 packages, so maybe there is one for your system,
> too.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Verena
>
> Am Mittwoch 01 Juli 2009 10:49:12 schrieb Niederberger, Ralph:
> > Dear all,
> >
> > just tried to start deploying BWCTL MP.
> >
> > The perfSONAR Administrator's Guide: perfSONAR MDM 3.1 (last updated
> > 05-05-09), Manual Version 1.5, Document Code GN2-08-057 states at page 60
> > that iperf software can be obtained from
> > http://sourceforge/projects/iperf and it proposes to use iperf version
> > 2.0.2 instead of 2.0.4 because of an error within the new release. But
> > unfortunately there are only downloads for 2.0.0 or 2.0.4.
> >
> > It also states that RPM packages are available at RPMforge at
> > https://rpmrepo.org/RPMforge. Unfortunately I cannot find any iperf
> > software at this location.
> >
> > Is there an update for the documentation needed?
> >
> > Could someone give me a hint, where to look?
> >
> > Best regards
> >
> > Ralph
> >
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